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by mattnewport 2606 days ago
This article was linked from another article which I guess is where I saw the VM info:

> WSL 2 uses the latest and greatest in virtualization technology to run its Linux kernel inside of a lightweight utility virtual machine (VM). However, WSL 2 will NOT be a traditional VM experience.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/announcing-wsl-2/